Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL)

Exelixis, Inc. (Exelixis), incorporated in November 1994, is a biotechnology company engaged in developing small molecule therapies for the treatment of cancer. The Company is focusing its resources and development efforts on cabozantinib (XL184). It also has a portfolio of other compounds. Cabozantinib is the inhibitor of MET in clinical development and is being evaluated in a development program encompassing multiple cancer indications. The clinical program for cabozantinib is focused on the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and medullary thyroid cancer but also includes the evaluation of other tumor types.

Last updated July 31, 2012